Hand-Held Mobile Phones Now Less Mobile
by Jason Stevenson, Truck Insurance Pro Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Here is all you need to know about what you can use and not use with the new cell phone ban. It goes into...
View ArticleTruckers Oppose Longer & Heavier Trucks Provision in Highway Bill
Small-business truckers across the United States are speaking out against a provision in the proposed highway bill that would increase truck size and weight limits. Those increases, included in a draft...
View ArticleEOBR Debated Over Driver Harassment
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee Feb.7 wrestled with how future regulations pertaining to electronic onboard recorders for hours of service compliance might ensure the devices...
View ArticleFriday Focus: Driver Wages and The Driver Shortage
by Jason Rhyno In this Friday’s editorial focus, we talk driver wages and driver shortage, and the importance of balance. “You’re probably going to see number of carriers bumping wages two, four, six...
View ArticlePorts Face Drive For More Drivers
Clean air program cleared out pollution, truckers By James Rufus Koren, L.A. Business Journal The clean truck programs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have cut diesel pollution as intended,...
View ArticleTrucking Hero: “Something inside me made me stop.”
American truck driver Mike Schiotis, his voice quaking and eyes tearing up, told a group of trucking journalists last night in Louisville how Jesus helped him the night he saved a passers-by’s life...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Rules For Employer In Punitive Damages Case
By Judy Greenwald A plaintiff who is fired for refusing to perform an illegal act cannot collect punitive damages unless the employer has acted with malice, says the Texas Supreme Court. Attorneys say...
View ArticleTruckers As Leading Indicator Show Stable U.S. Growth
By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg News — Rising truck shipments show the U.S. economic expansion is intact, even amid concerns that a slowdown in retail sales and Europe’s...
View ArticleBig Truckers Run Bigger Risk
by Gisela Telis For a truck driver, carrying extra pounds around the middle comes with an unexpected cost: crashing. Obese truckers are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to get into an...
View ArticleFresno Trucking Company Hit With $3.5 Million Verdict
BY PABLO LOPEZ, The Fresno Bee A jury has returned a $3.5 million verdict against a Fresno trucking company after finding it negligent in the death of a driver who died on Interstate 40 in New Mexico...
View ArticleImprove Fleet Performance by Changing Driver Behavior
GPS vehicle tracking provides a powerful tool for managing your vehicles more effectively, helping you control fleet costs and improving productivity. Fleet operation isn’t just about the vehicles but...
View ArticleTruckers Smash Stereotypes As More Women Outdrive Men
Female truckers are sliding into long-haul cabs as companies seek to end a U.S. driver shortage, and they’re proving to be better behind the wheel than men. That’s no surprise to Stephanie Klang, 57,...
View ArticleRising Pay for Truckers is Reshaping the Industry
The shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. is driving salaries higher, with gains up to 12 percent over the past year. Average pay for long-haul truckers jumped 17 percent since the end of 2013 to a...
View ArticleSafety Recall Issued By Volvo Trucks
Urgent Inspection Bulletin: Safety Recall Issued By Volvo Trucks The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an important safety bulletin based on...
View ArticleA Very Expensive Cup of Coffee – Life Lessons from Truckers Injured on the Job
Very Expensive Coffee There’s nothing as good as a cup of hot coffee. It can rejuvenate your mind and your body. In fact, it can even improve your driving skills (to a point). Most often the process of...
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